***The Official HTC One Thread***
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Soldato
Another day, another set of failed promises to call me back and another round of being fobbed off by HTC support 
I've never, ever, encountered support so poor.
I've never, ever, encountered support so poor.
Just ordered my upgrade. Annoying that you can't order a One Black on O2
Best upgrade offer O2 offered me direct was £37/month and £50 for the phone - Unlimited mins/txt and 1GB data
Managed to get the phone for free on a £32/month contract with same allocation from P4U. Why O2 don't offer customers the best deals they can direct is beyond me....
Best upgrade offer O2 offered me direct was £37/month and £50 for the phone - Unlimited mins/txt and 1GB data
Managed to get the phone for free on a £32/month contract with same allocation from P4U. Why O2 don't offer customers the best deals they can direct is beyond me....
Yeah, check the brightness setting and also that the power saving setting isn't on. The sunlight legibility seems decent on mine.
Soldato
Android Revolution HD 10.2 and 10.5 due out today, not sure on details yet, possibly 10.2 will be like 10.1 is now and 10.5 for performance orientated... no idea what happened to 10.3 and 10.4 lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183023
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183023
Ah ok I did have both on I'll try without.
Also, the in call volume at maximum isn't very loud?!
Two questions more, gallery app how do i stop facebook pictures being there, and what settings should I put the camera on for normal auto usage?
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Well my replacement unit arrived today and it has even more dust, and larger particles, stuck under the screen. The screen itself is also unevenly placed in the unibody. I didn't even turn it on I just rang EE back. They're being very good and have arranged for a third handset to come out tomorrow but at this rate I'm wondering if I'll ever find a good example. Maybe I should just give up and get a different phone :-/ It's a shame about the QC because everything else about the phone is superb.
I didn't even turn it on I just rang EE back. They're being very good and have arranged for a third handset to come out tomorrow but at this rate I'm wondering if I'll ever find a good example. Maybe I should just give up and get a different phone :-/ It's a shame about the QC because everything else about the phone is superb.
Soldato
That's really bad. I seem to have been quite lucky, my screen isn't super flush, and sometimes the home button is unresponsive (but i'm still on 1.28). I have only seen one other One, and that was perfect.
Hopefully it is sorted soon, and you get to enjoy the superb phone
Hopefully it is sorted soon, and you get to enjoy the superb phone
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Rooting the One
I'm thinking of rooting using the All-In-One Toolkit
Im on o2, so can someone tell me which one to use from here -http://androidfiles.org/hasoon2000/
Do I get the One(M7) ?
I'm thinking of rooting using the All-In-One Toolkit
Im on o2, so can someone tell me which one to use from here -http://androidfiles.org/hasoon2000/
Do I get the One(M7) ?
The GS 4 actually goes a lot brighter than that, however, only with auto brightness enabled as Samsung don't want people having the brightness at the highest figure since burn in etc. problems will happen then.
Saying that, the SAMOLED panel gets pretty hot supposedly so it would be throttling the brightness anyway (especially with this sort of heat currently!)
And yes as has been said, make sure power saving feature for screen brightness is turned of, makes a huge difference!
Reduce the sharpness to -1 and the rest is down to you!
- use the presets if you're taking certain shots i.e. macro (close ups)
- touch to focus (sometimes this only works the best for certain scenarios and other times you are better of just "point and shoot" [wait for it to focus manually first] i.e. landscapes)
- HDR is good for low light/dark conditions (if you don't want to use flash), also good for when you have an area where it is a bit dark and very bright i.e. taking a shot of a building with the sun right behind it, can also work out nicely in a number of other conditions. Best to just mess around with this mode and see how it works
- if a shot doesn't come out great, try using the auto enhance effect in the stock gallery or a 3rd party app like snapseed, this works out very nicely if the photo is a bit washed out looking
- want a bit more colour to your shot then put the contrast or saturation up to +1
Also, once the camera focuses, don't take the shot straight away, give it a second or so to allow the OIS to "catch up" so to speak, as supposedly that makes a big difference i.e. much sharper image and less chance of blur happening on the sides.
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Soldato
my one has been doing so odd things, turning off wifi etc by itself and today i was in the middle of a call to a mate and the phone went into flight mode????
To be fair it's a pretty terrible article. As a photographer points out in the comments.
The fact megapixel's don't matter nearly as much as manufacturers make out is hardly news, however this article really shows nothing about the One's camera.
I know, plus it isn't just "4MP" image, it has a much higher res. than that since it is a panorama shot, hence why it looks good on a 46" print.
and of course if you really want to be picky, you can then say that there isn't anything to show the "detail" side of it of i.e. it is mainly water and the sky with low lighting conditions.
However, what matters is that it looks very good, which is why I posted it.
Of course as said, more MP will always be better for large prints using just the "one" image.
That last comment from that "photographer" seems rather exaggerated:
I have seen plenty of shots where the one produces photos just as sharp as the GS 4 etc. cameras, especially when it comes to macro shots, certainly more than "acceptable" especially when you look at the other stuff like lack of noise, colours etc. "Serious photographers" can and would probably sort the sharpness out easily via lightroom/photoshop with a few clicks, you can reduce noise, however, you lose some detail by doing so.
Unless of course he is basing that view purely on when you zoom in/crop photos, which for some strange reason seems to be the "most" important factor these days as to if a camera is any good........
Plus the reason why phone cameras don't have loads of MP "and" very large pixel size is due to the physical limitation and of course the price, unless he wants a brick of a phone that costs a fortune. For example a nikon D600 has 24.3MP with a pixel size of around 5.95µm compared to the htc one with 4MP and 2µm and the GS 4 with 13MP and 1.12µm. With proper dedicated cameras, you don't have to worry about any of this as much since the camera will already be pretty big and heavy, therefore you can have a stupid amount of megapixels with huge pixels etc. Phones have to remain "compact" and be easy to use/hold in one hand, fit in your trouser etc. pockets.
Plus if you read the replies to that comment:
But from that canvas (and many other panoramas posted on XDA etc.), it shows how good sense/the one is when it comes to "capturing" panoramas baring in mind that this is from a "phone" camera.
and of course if you really want to be picky
, you can then say that there isn't anything to show the "detail" side of it of i.e. it is mainly water and the sky with low lighting conditions.However, what matters is that it looks very good, which is why I posted it.
Of course as said, more MP will always be better for large prints using just the "one" image.
That last comment from that "photographer" seems rather exaggerated:
I have seen plenty of shots where the one produces photos just as sharp as the GS 4 etc. cameras, especially when it comes to macro shots, certainly more than "acceptable" especially when you look at the other stuff like lack of noise, colours etc. "Serious photographers" can and would probably sort the sharpness out easily via lightroom/photoshop with a few clicks, you can reduce noise, however, you lose some detail by doing so.
Unless of course he is basing that view purely on when you zoom in/crop photos, which for some strange reason seems to be the "most" important factor these days as to if a camera is any good........
Plus the reason why phone cameras don't have loads of MP "and" very large pixel size is due to the physical limitation and of course the price, unless he wants a brick of a phone that costs a fortune. For example a nikon D600 has 24.3MP with a pixel size of around 5.95µm compared to the htc one with 4MP and 2µm and the GS 4 with 13MP and 1.12µm. With proper dedicated cameras, you don't have to worry about any of this as much since the camera will already be pretty big and heavy, therefore you can have a stupid amount of megapixels with huge pixels etc. Phones have to remain "compact" and be easy to use/hold in one hand, fit in your trouser etc. pockets.
Plus if you read the replies to that comment:
But from that canvas (and many other panoramas posted on XDA etc.), it shows how good sense/the one is when it comes to "capturing" panoramas baring in mind that this is from a "phone" camera.
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Soldato
Anyone got a good case?